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The Anti-social Butterfly
I have jokingly referred to myself as an Anti-social Butterfly for years. It’s not really a joke of course, its is more of an apt description. I find people difficult at times because on some level I have always found … Continue reading
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Tagged mentalhealth, writer, writerslife, writing
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Levelling down…
I don’t do political posts very often. There are a number of reason for this, one of which this is a writing blog, not a political activism blog. I write escapist fiction, there are other places you can go to … Continue reading
Posted in big questions, humanrights, politics, rant, rights
Tagged foodbanks, humanrights, politics, rants, reads, Trussell trust
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Bohemians of the Severn
Gloucestershire is, I have come to believe, a strange place. Maybe it’s something to do with the waters of the Severn, or the wind blowing out of the Malvern hills, or maybe it’s something in the soil and the roots … Continue reading
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Tagged amreading, bookreview, books, indiebooks, magic, reads, romance, supernatural
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Nostradamus Poe
This blog is many things, most of them literary. Occasionally it touches on important subjects like depression, traction engine’s (though this is a new development and will probably be a passing phase), life in general, racism, sexism, other ism’s, and … Continue reading
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Tagged amreading, classic reads, covid, politics, reads, writerslife, writing
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A touch of yellow…
Those who have followed my blog previously will know that aside from the odd post about writing in general, book reviews, talking about my own work, and the occasional pondering on the inner workings of the universe, mental health and … Continue reading
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Tagged amreading, books, horror, newbooks, newfiction, newreads, reads, steampunk, supernatural, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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Five years of Passing Place
Five years ago my personal favourite of my novels, and the one I will grudgingly admit to being most proud of Passing Place was release. I say grudgingly because all my novels are little slithers of my soul and, excepting … Continue reading
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Tagged amreading, books, fantasy, newreads, novels, reads, sciencefiction, speculative fiction, steampunk, urban fantasy, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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From small acorns…
The English language in its never ending colonial expansionism co-opted many years ago. A word that was originally Turkish, though it had deeper roots in Persian and Arabic. Like so many words of other languages who’s vowels my mother tongue … Continue reading
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Talking About Inspiration
Where do you find your inspiration? Its a question every writer gets asked, that I get asked, so often its something of a cliché. Its a shade away from that other question, ‘where do you get your ideas from?‘ that … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, amwritingscifi, amwritingsteampunk, harveyduckman, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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The Friday round up of fabulous stuff
I’ve not done one of these for a while, but sometimes it just nice to kick back and talk about some great things in the world. We don’t do that enough. First up, while last weekend was difficult for personal … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, big questions, book reviews, errol the bookcase dragon, Esqwiths, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, Passing Place, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, sci-fi, writes, writing
Tagged amreading, amreadingscifi, amwritingscifi, indiereads, indiewriter, reading, sciencefiction, steampunk, writer, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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An interruption to normal service…
It may not have escaped regular readers of this occasionally profane whiterings that I have been somewhat absent for some time. It’s also quite possible no one noticed, as my absence from the blog has by definition created a lack … Continue reading
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Tagged covid, harveyduckman, indiecommunity, mentalhealth, morality, writerslife, writingcommunity
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